Mandarin · Chapter 22
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9 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.
Lesson 1 · Words 1901-1910
Words 1901 to 1910
1901 承诺 to promise, to undertake, a promise, a pledge verb 1902 艺术 art, the arts noun 1903 子 child, son, seed, small thing (also a common noun suffix) noun 1904 耍 to play, to play with, to play tricks, to show off verb 1905 让开 to step aside, to get out of the way, to make way verb 1906 烧 to burn, to cook by heating, to run a fever verb 1907 明明 clearly, obviously, plainly (when reality contradicts something) adverb 1908 惊讶 surprised, astonished, amazed adjective 1909 免费 free of charge, complimentary adjective 1910 案件 case, legal case, criminal case noun Lesson 2 · Words 1911-1920
Words 1911 to 1920
1911 女孩子 girl, young woman noun 1912 天呐 oh my goodness, good heavens, oh my god interjection 1913 惩罚 to punish, punishment, penalty verb 1914 释放 to release, to set free, to let out verb 1915 吵 noisy, to make a noise, to quarrel, to disturb adjective 1916 位 polite measure word for people, place, position, seat measure word 1917 顺便 in passing, while one is at it, conveniently adverb 1918 无辜 innocent, not guilty, an innocent person adjective 1919 老鼠 mouse, rat noun 1920 采取 to adopt, to take (measures, an approach) verb Lesson 3 · Words 1921-1931
Words 1921 to 1931
1921 联络 to contact, to get in touch, to liaise verb 1922 展示 to display, to show, to demonstrate, to exhibit verb 1923 无关 unrelated, to have nothing to do with, irrelevant verb 1925 箱子 box, case, trunk, suitcase noun 1926 挑战 challenge, to challenge noun 1927 讲话 to speak, to talk, a speech verb 1928 练习 to practise, exercise, practice verb 1929 点儿 a little, a bit, a tiny amount measure word 1930 从来不 never (does), has never adverb 1931 楼上 upstairs, the floor above noun Lesson 6 · Words 1944-1953
Words 1944 to 1953
1944 世纪 century noun 1945 奇迹 miracle, wonder noun 1946 各种 all kinds of, various, every sort of adjective 1947 窗户 window noun 1948 罪犯 criminal, offender, culprit noun 1949 破 broken, to break, worn out adjective 1950 呼叫 to call, to page, to summon verb 1951 气 air, gas, breath, anger noun 1952 仅仅 only, merely, barely adverb 1953 手术 surgery, operation noun Lesson 7 · Words 1954-1963
Words 1954 to 1963
1954 说服 to persuade, to convince, to talk round verb 1955 死定了 done for, doomed, a goner other 1956 清理 to clear up, to clean out, to tidy away verb 1957 宣布 to announce, to declare, to proclaim verb 1958 启动 to start up, to launch, to activate verb 1959 能量 energy, power noun 1960 分开 to separate, to part, to split up verb 1961 车子 car, vehicle noun 1962 室 room, chamber noun 1963 加上 to add, to add on, plus, in addition to verb Lesson 8 · Words 1965-1974
Words 1965 to 1974
1965 印象 impression noun 1966 天空 sky noun 1967 天气 weather noun 1968 小时候 in childhood, when one was little noun 1969 游泳 to swim, swimming verb 1970 拜拜 bye-bye, goodbye interjection 1971 滚开 get lost, clear off, go away (rude) verb 1972 大部分 most, the majority, the greater part noun 1973 教练 coach, trainer, instructor noun 1974 哟 oh, hey (interjection of mild surprise) interjection Lesson 10 · Words 1976-1987
Words 1976 to 1987
1976 集 to gather, to collect, collection, episode verb 1977 阿姨 aunt, auntie, nanny, female domestic helper noun 1978 估计 to estimate, to reckon, to suppose, estimate verb 1979 科学 science, scientific noun 1981 乐意 to be willing, to be glad to, happy to verb 1982 鼻子 nose noun 1984 地区 area, region, district noun 1985 塔 tower, pagoda noun 1986 杀害 to kill, to murder, to slay verb 1987 孤独 lonely, solitary, loneliness adjective Lesson 11 · Words 1988-2000
Words 1988 to 2000
1988 声 sound, voice, tone, a measure word for sounds noun 1992 夏天 summer, summertime noun 1994 如今 nowadays, these days, now adverb 1995 某人 someone, a certain person, somebody pronoun 1996 元 yuan (unit of currency), first, primary measure word 1997 不像 to not resemble, to be unlike, not like verb 1998 欧洲 Europe noun 2000 肚子 belly, stomach, tummy noun